Sky Sports pundits Paul Merson and Matt Le Tissier have both touted Mohamed Salah to win this season’s PFA Player of the Year award.

Salah is the league’s top scorer with 28 goals, and took his tally in all competitions to 36 for Jurgen Klopp’s men when he hit four past Watford at the weekend.

Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne was the odds on favourite to scoop the prize for his performances in City’s (soon to be) title winning campaign.

However Salah has cut those odds on the Belgian taking home the PFA’s top prize with his marvellous performances since the turn of the year, and Merson and Le Tissier believe the Egyptian should indeed pip De Bruyne to the award.

“This is a three-way chase for me, with Kane, Salah and De Bruyne in contention. I love the way De Bruyne has played this season but I’m edging towards Salah.” said Le Tisser.

“I say that because scoring all of those goals from a wide position is quite phenomenal. There’s not many who can score that volume of goals without playing centre-forward.”

And Merson agrees, the former Arsenal star saying: “Salah all day for me. What he has done in his first season at Liverpool is phenomenal. Nobody would have expected that.

“Over 20 goals from out wide, while he’s also scored big goals in big football matches – he’s the complete package with his work rate and pressing.

“You take Salah out of Liverpool and they’re much weaker whereas Man City can survive without De Bruyne. We’re talking about City being the best club team in world football so scoring seven goals out of their 83 lets him down.

“You could put Harry Kane in the mix as he has been great again, but I can’t imagine anybody seeing this coming from Salah. I saw him at Chelsea and couldn’t have expected him to do so well.”